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Measurement of snowfall: preliminary tests at the British Antarctic Survey Rothera Research Station, Antarctica
Author(s) -
Strangeways Ian,
Colwell Steve
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
weather
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.467
H-Index - 40
eISSN - 1477-8696
pISSN - 0043-1656
DOI - 10.1002/wea.3686
Subject(s) - snow , environmental science , water equivalent , climatology , physical geography , atmospheric sciences , meteorology , geography , geology
A heated snowgauge was installed at Rothera in 2008 and continues to be in operation at the present time. Its measurements have been used to estimate annual snowfall at Rothera, and this was found to be, on average, about 550mm of water equivalent. Such measurements are still very rare in Antarctica, but are vital to help our understanding of climate change.